date:Dec 27, 2012
Almost everyone is familiar with the alarming trend of childhood obesity. 32% of U.S. children are overweight or obese according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. One of the many factors leading to the obesity epidemic is increased snacking in children.
Today children eat around three snacks daily while thirty years ago they ate only one.
Parents want to ensure that their children snack healthfully, but restricting or limiting children's snacking can backfire. Children i